- rasping voice
- scratchy voice, grating voice
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
rasping voice
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rasping — raspingly, adv. raspingness, n. /ras ping, rah sping/, adj. 1. harsh; grating: a rasping voice. n. 2. a minute piece removed by rasping: raspings of sawed wood. 3. raspings, dry bread crumbs. [1650 60; RASP + ING2, ING1] * * * … Universalium
rasping — 1. adjective raspy He spoke in a rasping voice due to throat cancer. 2. noun A rasping sound … Wiktionary
rasping — adjective the rasping voice on the phone sounded familiar Syn: harsh, grating, jarring; raspy, scratchy, hoarse, rough, gravelly, croaky, gruff, husky, throaty, guttural … Thesaurus of popular words
rasping — rasp•ing [[t]ˈræs pɪŋ, ˈrɑ spɪŋ[/t]] adj. 1) harsh; grating: a rasping voice[/ex] 2) bui a minute piece of wood, etc., removed with a rasp 3) cvb raspings, dry breadcrumbs • Etymology: 1650–60 rasp′ing•ly, adv … From formal English to slang
rasping — /ˈraspɪŋ/ (say rahsping) adjective harsh: a rasping voice …
voice — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 sounds you make when speaking or singing ADJECTIVE ▪ beautiful, fine, good, lovely, pleasant, sweet ▪ She has a beautiful singing voice. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
voice — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. vocality; speaking or singing voice; inflection, intonation; tone of voice; ventriloquism, ventriloquy; lung power; vocal cords, vocalization (see speech); cry, expression, utterance, vociferation,… … English dictionary for students
rasping — adj. Rasping is used with these nouns: ↑voice … Collocations dictionary
rasping — I noun uttering in an irritated tone • Syn: ↑rasp • Derivationally related forms: ↑rasp, ↑raspy (for: ↑rasp), ↑rasp ( … Useful english dictionary
rasp — [[t]rɑ͟ːsp, ræ̱sp[/t]] rasps, rasping, rasped 1) VERB If someone rasps, their voice or breathing is harsh and unpleasant to listen to. [V with quote] Where ve you put it? he rasped... He fell back into the water, his breath rasping in his heaving … English dictionary
